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"A guest sees more in an hour than the host in a year." Polish Proverb

State-owned stores in Russia have numbers, not names, such as Drug Store No. 7 or Grocery Store No. 12.

hoosegow: American cowboys started using this word as slang for jail in the 1860's, borrowing from the Spanish word juzgado, "a tribunal or court," which means a jail to Mexicans.
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Muslim Brotherhood leaders detained
CAIRO, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Egyptian security forces Monday arrested a deputy leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and two other senior leaders as the country prepares for new elections.

Pro-Russian leader due to head Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Ukraine's pro-Russian candidate Viktor Yanukovych is slated to win the country's presidential election.

Iran tests stealth drone
TEHRAN, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Iranian air force commanders announced the successful test of a prototype stealth drone built by the domestic military.

Hezbollah support waning, poll finds
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Support for Hezbollah among the Shiite population in Lebanon is overwhelming, though broad support in the Middle East is dwindling, a poll suggests.

Joint security force stirs Iraqi tensions
KIRKUK, Iraq, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A joint security force in the north of Iraq is a divisive issue among Kurdish supporters and opponents in the Arab and Turkmen community, leaders say.

Awlaki calls for revenge
SANAA, Yemen, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Americans are to blame for any terrorist attack on U.S. soil because of their support for leaders who are waging war on Islam, a radical Yemeni cleric said.

 
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ACLU: Prof. Teaching Religion, Abortion Views as Fact
ACLU staff attorney Elizabeth Gill say the man's teaching methods violate California laws protecting gays from discrimination and prohibiting religious indoctrination at public schools.

Criminal Probe Launched in Deadly Conn. Plant Blast
The powerful explosion blew apart large swaths of the nearly completed 620-megawatt Kleen Energy plant as workers for the construction company O&G Industries Inc. were purging a gas line Sunday morning.

Authorities Investigate Possible Airport Security Breach
Authorities were investigating whether a passenger was properly screened at Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus, Mich., on Monday morning, according to local TV station 4 News.

Woman Chasing Dog Falls to Death Off California Cliff
The chief of the Mendocino Volunteer Fire Department says witnesses on Sunday saw the woman disappear over the cliff while running after her dog.

Courts Weigh Criminal Restitution in Child Porn Cases
A woman who was sexually abused by her uncle as a child is now taking aim at anyone who would view those images and asking for restitution in hundreds of criminal cases around the country.

2 Killed in California Crash of Experimental Plane
The Yak-52 originally was designed in the former Soviet Union as an acrobatic training aircraft.


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